From Joe L.
Uncertainty in any facet of life tends to bring about a level of change which can be associated with anxiety and discomfort. In my experience there is nothing that compares to the level of disruption when you are sitting in your doctor's office and hear that the pathology report of your biopsy has come back positive for cancer.

The impact of the statement places you in a state of abeyance where nothing else matters as you come to grips with your own mortality. Quite simply you are blown away by the news and need to come back to some semblance of reality so that you can assess your position in relation to one of the most terrifying letters in the alphabet the letter C. relating to the dreaded word cancer.

This is where the doctor patient relationship is most important in stabilizing the situation and providing a level of reasonability to allow you to evaluate your personal situation and begin to assess the information necessary to make a life decision that is best suited to your particular situation.

At that moment I found Dr Colton to be assuring, informative and supportive. He explained the level of cancer that the pathology report depicted and assured me that in his professional opinion my prognosis for a full recovery was excellent based upon the level and stage of cancer that had been found.

I was fortunate that the early stage of my diagnosis afforded me a considerable amount of time to evaluate the alternative forms of treatment available and Dr Colton even encouraged me to seek other surgical and therapeutic opinions.

In the final analysis I felt that my comfort level and confidence in the doctors at Morris Urology would better serve my overall recovery and elected to have the robotic surgery on February 28th, 2008.

The surgical procedure went as expected and I later found that Dr. Colton took time immediately after the surgical procedure to inform my wife that the procedure went as expected without any surprises or complications which was a considerate gesture and a relief to her.

Early the next morning Dr. Colton was in my hospital room once again assuring me that the surgery went well and that he anticipated a speedy recovery without complications. My surgery was on a Thursday and I was released the following day. Saturday morning I received a call from Dr. Colton who was at his daughters dance recital asking me how I was feeling and giving me his cell number in the event that I needed him. When I replied that I did not want to bother him he replied you just had surgery if you feel that you need anything feel free to bother me.

One evening while my wife and I were having dinner about a week or so after my surgery I received a call from Dr. Colton. He first spoke to my wife who picked up the phone and you could immediately see that she had a sense of comfort with the conversation when I overheard her say that good news is always welcome. When she handed me the telephone receiver Dr. Colton stated that the pathology of my prostate had come back with good news that there was no evidence that the cancer had escaped beyond the prostrate. It was late and he probably could have hung up the phone but we spoke for several more minutes while he asked how I was doing and what I was experiencing.

The doctor patient relationship usually exhibits a level of detached concern where the doctor administers care but does not get too attached. Dr. Colton maintained the professional level taught at Medical School but went the extra mile to insure that my emotional state was also in tack and healing along with my physical state.

Dr. Colton extended himself in a few short phone conversations which provided me with a sense of assuring that I was not alone in the battle for recovery, a recovery that I was successfully making.

This is one of the happy stories as subsequent follow up office consultations have continued to be pleasant with good news and progressive recovery. I would assume that for those less fortunate who have a more progress stage of prostate cancer the care and concern provided would be exponentially more important.

To my mind I am extremely happy with the decision to utilize the services of Morris Urology, commend them for their expertise and would recommend them to anyone who had a prostate issue.